Gang, Cornwall

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Gang

Gang is a hamlet in the parish of St Ive and Pensilva in east Cornwall, England, UK. [1]

Coordinates: 50°29′24″N4°23′13″W / 50.49°N 4.387°W / 50.49; -4.387

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References

  1. Ordnance Survey One-inch Map of Great Britain; Bodmin and Launceston, sheet 186. 1961